I don't care if I ever eat again..am too full to go to Curves.
Our daughter made the best french toast..puffy little torn up bread..it went directly to my hips.

We have one more Christmas party and if I don't eat anything for the rest of the day, I may find room to eat tonight. My sister in law is coming to spend New Years with us and I have promised her a chocolate pie...may have to make Wishes peanut butter pie too and get it over with. When she leaves, I am closing the kitchen indefinitely!!

I delivered Curious's hug to a suprised Bizi... and Kell, I don't know how to post pictures. Bizi keeps telling me how easy it is, trust me...lots of people have "walked me through it" to no avail. I want to change my avatar again and will need Doodys help with that.

Ok....what's on your plate?

Rest, rest, and more rest!

The last month presented fractured tailbone, pa's heart attack, helping tons with granddoody, pressure at work, and this old broad is absolutely down for the count with gigantic fibro flare. I took the week off work and have slept until at least 10 am every morning. I hate that!

Watching lots of movies, resting, and cleaning little bits of house in between. Tomorrow night I'm having a movie night with my best friend for the first time in years! I'm hoping she doesn't back out.

Daughter and family are in Palm Springs picking lemons and grapefruit, golfing, swimming, shopping, hottubbing and generally having a very good time! So I'm happy about that.

But what I really want to do is go to Alffe's house and have her baby me and join in her festivities and food!

Taking the kids shopping to spend all their Christmas money. I'm taking them to lunch too. Need to pick up Michael's prescriptions. Robert wants to buy stuff for his train set up.

Tomorrow is E's last day working for Bill Gates. No job and the prospects look bleak...that's what I am obsessing about.

hopefully NOTHING!!!

was at the airport at 5:30AM. my daughter left, but will be back in the spring.

no cooking or baking for me either alffe. all i did was cook and serve people for days. wasn't a helpful crowd this year.

i'm suppose to take my daughter shopping saturday so she can spend her christmas money. Not for sure if i'm going to be able to as i sure feel like i'm running a temp right now

i need to start taking down my christmas stuff.... i "just" got it all up like last week....

AND trying not to put a guilt trip on myself for not sending out Christmas cards to everybody who sent me one..... i think we got over 100 this year!!!!
i think i sent out maybe 30...

Well it's Saturday, I think! Really confusing to have these Holidays on a Monday.
I need to get into the kitchen and start cooking for this mornings funeral. I wonder if stuffing is a vegetable? How about if I put lots of celery and onions in it?

We have had so many funerals this year in our small church if I never see another greenbean casserole it will be too soon. The population of members in their 80ties is dwindling...to be expected I guess but it's so hard on them to say goodbye to people they have known for over 60 years...and we've been losing about one a month.

On a happier note Mr.Alffe's sister is coming for the Holiday...driving her bright RED Toyota saldara CONVERTIBLE up to our house before driving it to Florida. Now who says a 61 yr.old cancer survivor is too old for a red convertible.

My kids have gone shopping with their dad to spend their money! I'm staying home making a big pot of ham and beans with the ham bone from Christmas dinner and playing in the sewing room. It's almost noon here and I'm still in my jammies and robe! Woo Hoo! I'm totally enjoying the day! Watching the cooking channel, flipping through my sewing books, and trying to decide what to spend my gift certificate at the fabric store on. Guess you can tell by my name that sewing is my passion. It keeps me sane.
My daughter just realized she can wear my pants this morning, so I think I had better make myself a few more pairs of slacks for work, as I think she is going to be taking over my three pairs of jeans! She has already taken over my sweats! As long as she is clean and sober, she can wear all my clothes! I'm just so happy she is home and healthy after three years of worrying about her being on the streets with that Meth in her system and those scary people she was with. She has been home for five months now. I'm pretty sure this is the time that is going to stick! She has gained enough weight to wear my clothes now, and she has gotten back into school (Jr. College) and finished her re-hab program. She goes to N.A. and A.A. meetings EVERY day, she is doing all her community service and is very involved with the family this time. The two previous times were just to placate me so she would have a place to live. This time she is doing it for herself.

Anyway, my plate is a bowl, and it's going to be full of Ham and Bean soup and corn bread! C'mon by in your Jammies and slippers, pull up a couch in front of the fire place and have a bowl!

Terri

Yummm...I love bean soup made with ham...I split the corn bread, put the thick soup on it, a few chopped onions........I'll be right over!! *grin

i'm gonna sneak over to terri's for some of her ham and beans! cornbread too!

i'm making a small pot of black eyed peas for new years. not a family favorite, no matter what i do to them. they will eat them...but it is more cornbread with a side of peas. lol

i'm getting all the christmas stuff packed away. sorting da monkeys clothes. they have both been growing. that is good for grandmonkey...he is 5, but lil'monkey is 12...and she says when her and hubby measured her this morning...she was 5' 9 1/2" finding jeans a size 3....and a 36+ inseam...yikes

terri...i LOVE to sew too. i haven't had much time for it. i sure miss it. hmmm...sounds like a 07 resolution..

alffe...yep...sounds like a veggie to me too. i add grated carrots sometimes for a little color. sautee'd mushroms. too.

ok...now i am hungry. i made french toast this morning out of banana bread...wonder if there is a piece left.

terri....get the table ready...looks like me and alffe will be there.